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Events on Thursday 7 April 1955 1
1885 – 1955Theda Bara (1885-1955)Died 7 April 1955, aged 69Theda Bara was an American silent film actress and one of the earliest sex symbols of the movie industry, celebrated for vamp roles such as in the 1917 film Cleopatra. Most of her films are now lost. She died of cancer in Los Angeles.